Jackie Junction - WA

Jackie Junction is a historic crossroads in remote Western Australia, named by surveyor Len Beadell in 1958 after his daughter, Jacqueline. It connected the new Gunbarrel Highway (westward) with the existing track from Warburton Mission (northward).It's a significant landmark from the Gunbarrel Highway's creation, built for Woomera rocket range support, and while parts are now closed, it represents a key junction in early Australian outback exploration and infrastructure.Strictly no access permitted west of Jackie Junction to Heather Highway due to sacred lands.Travel north of Jackie Junction is highly restricted too. The Old Gunbarrel Highway that runs between Warburton and Warakurna is nowadays considered by the Ngaanyatjarra Council to be, “Abandoned Section of Gunbarrel (NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC)”. It may be possible to obtain a permit from Ngaanyatjarra Council for this section, on a “special conditions basis”, however the abandoned section is not listed as “Automatic Approval”.